Is culture criticism too nice these days?
Delia Cai explains why she created the pop up blog Hate Read, and freelance culture critic Niko Stratis weighs in on whether art criticism is facing an existential crisis.
Culture writers Delia Cai and Niko Stratis discuss how the art of criticism has evolved, and where it's landed
Writer and editor Delia Cai has started a pop-up blog that invites critics to write anonymous reviews of things they hate — from modern menswear, to boring media parties and the film American Fiction.
Today on Commotion, Delia joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to explain why she created Hate Read, and freelance culture critic Niko Stratis weighs in on whether art criticism is facing an existential crisis.
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You can listen to the full discussion from today's show, plus on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.
Panel produced by Jane van Koeverden.